Hoary-headed Grebe

Gallery: AvianPosted August 2, 201194 views10 comments

This bird is in non-breeding plumage and was one of about 10 that ware patrolling along the edge of an ephemeral lake.
Pity about the bird in the background. I'll have a play with it one day.

1d2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 800 f7.1 1/500 exp comp -1/3 a lot of glare

cheers
Rob

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on August 2, 2011 at 3:34 AM

Rob, I really like the light on the grebe. The exposure is wonderful and the action is a big plus for me. The lighting coming through the wings and the sharp focus drew my attention to the grebe. I really did not notice the background bird until I read your narrative.

Skip Harris

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Des Ong on August 2, 2011 at 3:44 AM

The exposure and pose is great, shame about the bird in the BG but can't be helped!

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Comment posted by David Hemmings on August 2, 2011 at 11:45 AM

Wow, what a cool species, a new one for me. I love the look of this one Rob.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 2, 2011 at 12:27 PM

Wonderful pose. Very nice detail in the bird. I don't find the background bird distracting, but you could try delete/content aware in photoshop.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Verdon on August 2, 2011 at 1:12 PM

what a beauty, nice detail and pose, BG is not big deal to fix but I like it this way too

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 2, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Lovely light on this grebe - one I've never heard of.
Perfect gray BG to compliment the grays in the bird. I don't mind the oof bird in the BG - but agree healing/cloning it out would make this even better.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 2, 2011 at 6:06 PM

Very cool Rob, I really like how the light comes through the wings. Excellent feather detail on the larger version and the low angle really adds to the scene. I did not even notice the background bird until I read your comment, so no big deal for me. IQ and composition on this is outstanding, well done.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 2, 2011 at 6:15 PM

I don't mind the bird in the background Rob it really isn't obtrusive. Beautiful soft colors, wing position, angle, and the light is super. Love how it illuminated the wings. Wonderful details & sharpness.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 3, 2011 at 11:30 PM

Great pose and muted palette, Rob. The bg bird doesn't bother me-it's sufficiently oof to not be obtrusive.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 4, 2011 at 4:20 AM

I like the raised-wing pose and translucent flight feathers.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments